The Satapatha Brahmana gives a different and not very intelligible
account of his origin thus: "Having assumed the form of a tortoise, Prajapati created
offspring. That which he created he made (akarot); hence
the word kurma (tortoise). Kasyapa means tortoise; hence men say,
'All creatures are descendants of Kasyapa.' This tortoise is the same as Aditya."

The
Atharvaveda says, "The self-born Kasyapa sprang from Time," and Time is often
identical with Vishnu.

Modern
Languages MLLL-4993. Indian Epics. Laura Gibbs, Ph.D.
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